Where to eat in Seattle / Lynnwood / Bothell - Washington
Seattle is my FAVORITE place to visit. I arrive Sunday at 1pm. I've got reservations at Waterfront Pier 70 on Monday. I've been to El Gaucho, Anthony's Pier 66, and the Black Bottle. I want to find some smaller-scale options for lunches and dinners...and I'd also like to find a place that serves High Tea. Any ideas? Oh, and is Ray's Boathouse any good?
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I'm going to take a clue from where you've been and suggest similar venues. First off, I might suggest the Queen Mary Tea Room for your High Tea adventure; and adventure it will be... Secondly, yes, Ray's is a fine place with well prepared seafood and largely northwest specialties o the3 menu. The scenery is spectacular and the clients will vary depending on the time of day and day of the week.
Based on where you've been, I'd step out and say you might want to try; Salty's on Alki for the seafood and waterview, Kaspar's on Queen Anne for very well prepared foods and quality of service and ambiance, go with Union Sqr. or Metropolitan Grill for downtown steaks at their finest and the Leshi Lakecafe for good food atmosphere and view of Lake Washington and Mt. Rainier.
The caveat here is that you'll leave town well fed and with fond memories but much the poorer. You will have also lost out on some very fine and funky neighborhood dives and worst of all you will have never scratched the surface of what make Seattle truly great; its diverse ethnic food scene with all manner of Asian, Hispanic, soul, Scandinavian, Russian, and some of the best burgers and breakfasts in the universe. Did I mention the incomparable variety of Fish and Chips to be had all over town? What? you don't drink espresso and eat scones!!!
czken at 6:37PM on 06/11/08
Serious Pie for pizza! Crave or Monsoon for sunday brunch!
watchforbears at 8:02PM on 06/11/08
Palisade, final answer.
izatryt at 9:57PM on 06/11/08
How long will you be staying?
I recently found the cutest French restaurant near Pike Place Market.
Ordered the Ratatouille for the first time and it was the BEST EVER. I LOVED IT!
Small and romantic but they're closed on Sundays.
Listening to the music will make you feel like you're in France and the chef came to my table and talked with me. The server is from France and the bartender makes a great French Martini!
It's called Entre Nous.
Check out the website here:
www.entrenousseattle.
The BEST Italian food would be found at Salumi (open Tues-Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.). It's small and you'll absolutely LOVE it.
Here's the link:
www.salumicuredmeats.com
paris221966 at 10:02PM on 06/11/08
Tilth - organic, local, seasonal, and absolutely delicious. Has a very "Seattle" vibe.
Cremant - Casual but elegant rustic French fare (the duck confit is amazing). Bring an appetite.
Sitka and Spruce - the menu changes daily, but you have to arrive at opening (~5:30pm) if you want to get a table.
Quinn's - Gastropub in the Capitol Hill district.
Many of the little shops and stalls in the Pike's Place Market are great for a quick bite. You can get meat pastry at Piroshky Piroshky, lamb pita at Mr. D's, or macaroni and cheese at Beecher's Cheese, to name a few. And there is good Thai food everywhere.
culinaryrabbit at 11:59PM on 06/11/08
The pommes frites at Quinn's in Capitol Hill (10th and Pike) and their rhubarb-based martini. The frites are drizzled with a fontina fondue and foie gras gravy so you'll want to share with friends. (I don't see them on this menu - quinnspubseattle.com - but I was just there in May).
Maneki in Japantown/International District. Nothing snobby here, just solid food. I always get the salt-broiled mackerel dinner with sashimi, tempura, salad and melon for dessert all included for less than $20. They're working on their website (www.manekirestaurant.com) so you can't see a full menu yet. It's harder to get in since the James Beard "American Classics" award but I love this place. Dinner service only.
My friends who live there take me to all kinds of places, I'm just horrible with names.
Kimberlee at 12:02AM on 06/12/08
@ culinaryrabbit
My friend grabbed a grilled cheese at Beecher's on the way to the airport. She pronounced it "best ever."
Thanks for the suggestions for my next visit!
Kimberlee at 12:07AM on 06/12/08
As a local, I'll tell you that culinary rabbit and kimberlee are the ones to listen to here.
dagoose at 12:23PM on 06/12/08
As a local, I'll tell you that I'm the one to listen to.
dagoose: Your comment was rude.
Seattle is a big city and there's a lot of great places to eat lunch and dinner.
I'm not helpful at finding places that serve "high tea" but my suggestions was just as good as "culinary rabbit" and "kimberlee"
paris221966 at 11:04PM on 06/12/08
@paris - I agree.
izatryt at 11:09PM on 06/12/08
txori, nice tapas
Frantic foodie at 11:31PM on 06/12/08
Another local here. A great bakery is Macrina (Queen Anne). An unusual pizza place in Lynnwood is The Rock. Stay away from everything else on the menu.
If you want to check out something very "Seattle", I would check out Eat Local on Queen Anne. They make organic, local, whole food meals TO GO. Their snacks are first rate. A bit pricey, but you can stock your freezer with the best food around.
bethmorris at 1:23AM on 06/13/08
Le Pichet in Belltown or its sister, Cafe Presse, on Capitall Hill.
Cafe Zoe in Belltown, my favorite Tom Douglas venue thought it doesn't get the publicity Dahlia gets. Serious Pie is his too, and has yummy pizza but has been so crowded the two times I've been there that the meal was not very enjoyable (Friday night both times, I should get a clue!)
Agua Verde right by the ship canal in the U district is fun.
Second the vote for Macrina for brunch - there is a Belltown venue too.
I am still a fan of that old standby Wild Ginger.
As a local, I always enjoy and benefit from hearing about other locals faves, and I think you all made good suggestions ;-)
tastas at 2:09AM on 06/13/08
I second Cafe Presse and or Le Pichet and Quinn's. But you must go Bleu Bistro and try the vegetarian BLT, it tastes better than the real thing and I love bacon
blahthequah at 2:49AM on 06/13/08
High-end vegetarian restaurant is Carmelita.
They serve dinner with a lot of creativity in the seasonal menu. Reservations strongly recommended.
Norlinda at 11:34AM on 06/13/08
Chandler's Bayhouse on south Lake Union -- great place for seafood (love that whiskey crab soup!) and nice view of the marinas and hills.
Always check out the International district (and Uwajimaya Village food court) for Asian food fun. All of Seattle, it occasionally seems to me, heads for dim sum just when I want to go! People line up quite early. We do, of course, have some recommendations for you. These places also have full menus.
China Gate 516 7th Ave S, International District 206-624-1730. China Gate is still one of the best with a wide variety, quality is usually high. Daily 10am-2am. Accessible
House of Hong 409 8th St International District 206-622-7997. Terrific choice. Named as Best Dim Sum in KING 5's Best of Western Washington Viewer's Poll this year, as well as AOL Cityguide's City's Best Chinese Food in Seattle. Dim sum is everyday until 3pm. Mon-Thu: 11am-10pm, Fri: 11am-Midnight, Sat: 930am-Midnight, Sun: 930am-10pm. Accessible
Ocean City Restaurant 609 S Weller St International District 206-623-2333. Humongous multi-level dim-sum palace, with a small noodle, soup and barbecue shop attached to the building that does take-out business. Sun-Fri 9am-1am, Sat 9am-10pm. Some stairs to elevator
Honey Court Seafood Restaurant 516 Maynard Ave S International District This restaurant is always packed in the early morning hours and is usually fairly busy during the day. No need for reservations. Slightly funky space, but good food. Mon 10am-2am, Tue-Fri 10am-230am, Sat 9am-230am. Accessible
Ho Ho Seafood Restaurant653 South Weller Street International District 206-382-9671. One of the International District's most popular spots for fresh seafood. Garlic crab, crispy halibut, and long green beans in garlic sauce are popular dishes. Excellent congee. Not dim sum but other splendid choices. Recommended. Sun-Thu 11am-1am; Fri-Sat 11am-3am. Accessible
Chinese Noodle 661 S. Weller St International District 206-652-5258. Utilitarian, specializes in two Hong Kong-style any-time-of-day favorites: congee and wonton noodle soup. Thirty variations are available, substituting different kinds of noodles or additional enhancements, such as beef ball, fish ball, barbecued pork or even seasoned pig feet. Breakfast, lunch, dinner; open daily. 930am-9p.m.
I love Wild Ginger too, and Sazerac at the Monaco Hotel is a must go for great food.
Palace Kitchen 2030 5th Ave 206-448-2001 Palace Kitchen, Tom Douglas’s popular third restaurant, opened right under the monorail at 5th and Lenora in the spring of 1996. “As much a bar as a restaurant, Palace Kitchen features an enormous horseshoe-shaped bar, Italian chandeliers, lush velvet drapes, and gilded mirrors, as well as a 10' by 40' painting, Palace Feast, and an intimate private dining room. Nightly rotisserie specials turn over an applewood fire, and the big-flavored menu features a lengthy list of appetizers. Palace Kitchen was nominated for Best New Restaurant in 1996 by the James Beard Foundation.” All of Tom Douglas’s restaurants (they include Dahlia Lounge, Etta’s and Lola) are exceptional!
Racha Noodles & Thai Cuisine 537 1st Ave N, at Mercer 206-281-8883. Bright, colorful, ornate and energetic noodle house. Picks include Pud Kee Mao noodles (order with eggs, veggies, prawns); soups; Thai salads; eggplant with prawns; Neau Yang steak strips appetizer.
Stushi at 11:43AM on 06/13/08
Can you tell that I did some convention restaurant guides in Seattle?
Stushi at 11:57AM on 06/13/08
Actually, my neighborhood in Seattle, Greenwood, has some nice if sometimes funky places, including Northside Grill (Morroccan-American, kofta, burgers and more), Olive You (Turkish-American), Gorgeous George (wonderful, wonderful Lebanese/Palestinean food - George is a great guy too -- eat at George's!!!), sushi at Mori's, neighborhood Thai, Indian & Pakistani, cheap Mexican at Gordito's, Bick's Broadview...
And Shoreline has lots of cool Korean places on Aurora Ave N.
Stushi at 12:27PM on 06/13/08
Cutters Bayhouse just north of Pike Place Market - "Against the backdrop of Seattle's Pike Place Market, Cutter's truly defines a spectacular dining experience. We serve globally inspired Northwest cuisine ..."
http://www.cuttersbayhouse.com/
Which my head put together with:
Chandler's Crabhouse on south Lake Union, which is what I meant to recommend before. PHONE: 206.223.2722 EMAIL: chandlers@schwartzbros.com
LOCATION: 901 Fairview Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109 http://www.schwartzbros.com/chandlers.cfm
Stushi at 12:35PM on 06/13/08
@ Paris, I didn't mean to be rude, I just am a fierce defender of my cities culinary superiority and would be upset that a visitor in search of great chow might end up at Palisade or House of Hong or Salty's. All fine establishments for what they do, but not the best of the best like Maneki and Quinn's. Yes I would add Salumi, Monsoon and a few others up here to the list, but I was impressed with Culinary Rabbit and Kimberlee's knowledge of the area as admitted non-locals, so I felt the need to validate. Since Crydecker, from his/her intro, appears to be a lover of the finer foods, I don't think sending him/her to a Salty's is appropriate. That's all. I'm not here to offend, I'm just trying to help guide people to the appropriate restaurant.
dagoose at 12:36PM on 06/13/08
That's okay, argue away! I want ALL points of view on this. And oooooh, it all sounds SO TERRIFIC! Thanks to all, so much. I'm going online tonight so I can make a plan.
--Crystal (crydecker)
crydecker at 3:52PM on 06/13/08
Hey!
You have many eatouts to eat there... check out this site for more information.. www.yummyuck.com.. you can also read reviews, other people's experience and price structure without steppin in to it.
Babila at 3:19AM on 06/20/08